When a victim's complaint is part of an FIR, it becomes public. But does that mean a newspaper should forsake its good sense and quote graphic sexual descriptions in a highlighted page one lead item, as the Indian Express did on November 23? Its coverage seems to be motivated by more than just the desire to inform: the huge headline is accusatory in tone, and a very prominent strip on page one announces 'full coverage' on page 7. Some newspapers skipped the story on day one, others, including TV channels NDTV and Times Now are going overboard.